Guest guest Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 I've been on SSI for 5 years now. The amount is not based on how many years you've worked, like SSDI is. The amount is set for all states, as far as I know, at the same amount. I think it's currently $565 a month. States can add to SSI, at various amounts. In Hawaii, I think I got another 58 bucks from the state. Here in Wisconsin, I get an additional 87 bucks from the state (or something close). When you're on SSI, you *can* earn up to $800 or so per month without losing your eligibility. However, you will lose $1 for every $2 you earn, after the first $85 of income you earn. (they 'disregard' $85 per month) You will be sending in proof of income and copies of pay stubs every month, and your tax returns every year. Your actual SSI amount for the following year will be estimated once you submit your tax return. Your " eligibility " and your monthly benefit amount are not the same thing. I have a work/study job at school, where I make $6 an hour for various office-type tasks and duties I have. I had been going through this BS for so long, sending them my pay stubs, them making errors in calculations, estimating others, etc. etc. for SO long, and it seemed that the more I tried to get ahead, the further behind I got. I was so frustrated, I considered quitting the work/study job. Then, lo and behold! Somebody at Social Security finally figured out what I had been telling them all along: work/study is a federal financial aid program for needy students! It does NOT count against SSI. Thank Goodness! They gave me back all that they'd withheld up to that point. Don't be misled into thinking you can earn up to $800 on top of your SSI. You will be required to report any income, even if it's under their 'disregarded' $85 per month. I have learned way more than I cared to about the rules and regulations of trying to earn while on SSI. I found it frustrating and depressing. I will be very happy to leave it ALL behind when I graduate and get a job. sk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 lol dont think i have a problem there- im housebound and very much laid up , is no way i could work. But thanks for the advice........ gosh i wish i could work......... even for six dollars an hour- 1 dollar an hour would be great--------- sure would be better than sittiing my butt in a house for 2 yrs- Re: [sSI I've been on SSI for 5 years now. The amount is not based on how many years you've worked, like SSDI is. The amount is set for all states, as far as I know, at the same amount. I think it's currently $565 a month. States can add to SSI, at various amounts. In Hawaii, I think I got another 58 bucks from the state. Here in Wisconsin, I get an additional 87 bucks from the state (or something close). When you're on SSI, you *can* earn up to $800 or so per month without losing your eligibility. However, you will lose $1 for every $2 you earn, after the first $85 of income you earn. (they 'disregard' $85 per month) You will be sending in proof of income and copies of pay stubs every month, and your tax returns every year. Your actual SSI amount for the following year will be estimated once you submit your tax return. Your " eligibility " and your monthly benefit amount are not the same thing. I have a work/study job at school, where I make $6 an hour for various office-type tasks and duties I have. I had been going through this BS for so long, sending them my pay stubs, them making errors in calculations, estimating others, etc. etc. for SO long, and it seemed that the more I tried to get ahead, the further behind I got. I was so frustrated, I considered quitting the work/study job. Then, lo and behold! Somebody at Social Security finally figured out what I had been telling them all along: work/study is a federal financial aid program for needy students! It does NOT count against SSI. Thank Goodness! They gave me back all that they'd withheld up to that point. Don't be misled into thinking you can earn up to $800 on top of your SSI. You will be required to report any income, even if it's under their 'disregarded' $85 per month. I have learned way more than I cared to about the rules and regulations of trying to earn while on SSI. I found it frustrating and depressing. I will be very happy to leave it ALL behind when I graduate and get a job. sk To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 Apologies, I should have included the part of the message I was responding to. I also have to report the $80 of self-employment income I get every month helping my father-in-law with his bookkeeping. I have a home office I work out of. That DOES count against my SSI, but doesn't take away from it because they disregard that first $85. The self-employment income is reported through submission of my tax return each year. sk ---------- message quoted below ---------- Message: 13 Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 13:22:30 -0400 Subject: Re: My SSI Yes it is, seems like quite a bit to me - plus I can - if I can find enuf jobs - making graphics and websites etc- make up to 800 per month without it disturbing those funds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 I'm on welfare- I dont report taxes- I cant . so this wont be aproblem for me. I do not make anything from graphics or such yet- just thought I might in the future but obviously that would not be a rooute to take. But anyhow- I still would prefer to work.......... I'd rather not have SSI or welfare- Id rather have no pain and be able to work. Re: My SSI Yes it is, seems like quite a bit to me - plus I can - if I can find enuf jobs - making graphics and websites etc- make up to 800 per month without it disturbing those funds. To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 Yeah, I know exactly how you feel. I was hoping to share my experience with you, so you wouldn't find out like I did, AFTER the fact, that they're taking money away from the SSI check. I have HEDS, and after I got SSI and Medicaid, I got an electric wheelchair. It made such a difference in my ability to function, I finally felt I could somehow find a way to get a job and support myself. I moved to WI, enrolled in the technical college in this district, and have been plugging away at it for the past 2 years. One more year to go, and I hope to find a job I can do from my wheelchair. I too am on welfare. I've raised my 2 kids on a poverty-level for so many years... my biggest regret is not trying for disability sooner, so I would have had a chance to share my (potential) income from a " real " job with them. stubborn pride, I guess... They will both most likely be on their own by the time that happens... *sigh* Although, I have to admit, there's one advantage to being so darn dirt-poor, my kids will also be able to get through most, if not all, of their college years on financial aid. If it weren't for the Pell Grant, and the Wisc. Higher Education Grant, none of us could be in school! My daughter is 19, just finished her first year in college. My son is 17, and he will graduate next spring, same time as me. He's almost done with 11th grade now. He wants to do 2 years at the technical college, then we'll see what he wants to do after that. My daughter wants to put 4 years in at the university. She's currently studying performance music. I feel lucky... I wish everybody could find a way to make it through life with EDS as seemingly easy as it appears I have. Good luck to you and your future endeavors! sk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 They're understaffed and overworked. I would have wondered the same thing. But after having been through it myself, I know they actually do this. I'm guessing a large majority of SSI recipients don't (or CAN'T) work, so it's not as big a task as it may seem. I think the rules are different for Social Security and SSDI. Don't know for sure because I don't qualify for either of those. sk > > > From: Sharon Kay > > Subject: Re: [sSI > > > > When you're on SSI, you *can* earn up to $800 or so per month without > > losing your eligibility. However, you will lose $1 for every $2 you > > earn, after the first $85 of income you earn. (they 'disregard' $85 per > > month) You will be sending in proof of income and copies of pay stubs > > every month, and your tax returns every year. Your actual SSI amount > > for the following year will be estimated once you submit your tax > > return. > > > Who and How can they possibly juggle this much paperwork from so many? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 Is this in certain states or? It can't be , can it? I spoke with others that do get SSI and make money and mentioned this to them - asking if they too were having this done- and they aren't ? So- now I'm curious as to why you are and they aren't ? Re: [sSI Yeah, I know exactly how you feel. I was hoping to share my experience with you, so you wouldn't find out like I did, AFTER the fact, that they're taking money away from the SSI check. I have HEDS, and after I got SSI and Medicaid, I got an electric wheelchair. It made such a difference in my ability to function, I finally felt I could somehow find a way to get a job and support myself. I moved to WI, enrolled in the technical college in this district, and have been plugging away at it for the past 2 years. One more year to go, and I hope to find a job I can do from my wheelchair. I too am on welfare. I've raised my 2 kids on a poverty-level for so many years... my biggest regret is not trying for disability sooner, so I would have had a chance to share my (potential) income from a " real " job with them. stubborn pride, I guess... They will both most likely be on their own by the time that happens... *sigh* Although, I have to admit, there's one advantage to being so darn dirt-poor, my kids will also be able to get through most, if not all, of their college years on financial aid. If it weren't for the Pell Grant, and the Wisc. Higher Education Grant, none of us could be in school! My daughter is 19, just finished her first year in college. My son is 17, and he will graduate next spring, same time as me. He's almost done with 11th grade now. He wants to do 2 years at the technical college, then we'll see what he wants to do after that. My daughter wants to put 4 years in at the university. She's currently studying performance music. I feel lucky... I wish everybody could find a way to make it through life with EDS as seemingly easy as it appears I have. Good luck to you and your future endeavors! sk To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 Hmmm I would think it's a nationwide thing, seeing as SSI is a federal program. I'd have to call my SSI office and ask, I guess. Maybe I'll do that on Monday. See what they say. If it's determined on a state-by-state basis, maybe I'll move I'll see if I can find anything on the SSA.gov website regarding this. sk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 Hmmm I would think it's a nationwide thing, seeing as SSI is a federal program. I'd have to call my SSI office and ask, I guess. Maybe I'll do that on Monday. See what they say. If it's determined on a state-by-state basis, maybe I'll move I'll see if I can find anything on the SSA.gov website regarding this. sk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 Ok, this is cut and pasted directly from www.ssa.gov . If you go to that website, and choose " questions about " Supplemental Security Income, scroll through the list of questions, that's where I found it. It does not appear to be state-specific. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ ------------- If I am on SSI disability, what is the affect on my benefits if I work? Question If I am on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability, what is the affect on my benefits if I work? Answer Unlike Social Security disability, there is no trial work period for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability beneficiaries. For someone who is working, the first $65 ($85 if the person has no other income in a month) of earnings in a month are disregarded. After that we consider $1 for every $2 the person earns in a month. We also deduct from the monthly earnings any monthly expenses that a person, who has a disability, has which are needed by the person to work, are related to the person's impairment and paid by the person. These expenses are deducted before we apply the $1 for $2 computation. For someone who is blind, we deduct any expenses the person has in order to work that are paid by the person. This amount is deducted from the earnings after the $1 for $2 computation from the monthly earnings. The remaining earnings are added to any other income the person receives in a month, such as a pension or unemployment insurance, and the result is deducted from the federal benefit rate, which is $564 a month for 2004 ($552 for 2003). If the person has only earnings, and doesn't pay for any expenses to work as mentioned, the person can earn up to $1,213 in a month in 2004 ($1,189 in 2003) before the person's SSI federal cash payments stop. For States in which SSA administers a supplement to the federal SSI benefit, the person can earn even more before cash payments stop. Even if cash payments stop, the person can remain eligible for SSI benefits, which in most states also means that the person is eligible for Medicaid, if the person's earnings are below certain levels that factor in the resident state's per capita or the person's medical and personal attendant costs. If the person's earnings don't permit continued eligibility after considering these costs for the person, the person may become eligible for SSI benefits again without filing a new application if the person's earnings decrease during the following 12 months. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ ---------------- So I couldn't tell you for sure why others you know on SSI don't report their income, or if they do, why they're not being deducted like I am. It doesn't appear there should be any exceptions, but I'd have to ask an expert to know for sure. sk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 Ok, this is cut and pasted directly from www.ssa.gov . If you go to that website, and choose " questions about " Supplemental Security Income, scroll through the list of questions, that's where I found it. It does not appear to be state-specific. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ ------------- If I am on SSI disability, what is the affect on my benefits if I work? Question If I am on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability, what is the affect on my benefits if I work? Answer Unlike Social Security disability, there is no trial work period for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability beneficiaries. For someone who is working, the first $65 ($85 if the person has no other income in a month) of earnings in a month are disregarded. After that we consider $1 for every $2 the person earns in a month. We also deduct from the monthly earnings any monthly expenses that a person, who has a disability, has which are needed by the person to work, are related to the person's impairment and paid by the person. These expenses are deducted before we apply the $1 for $2 computation. For someone who is blind, we deduct any expenses the person has in order to work that are paid by the person. This amount is deducted from the earnings after the $1 for $2 computation from the monthly earnings. The remaining earnings are added to any other income the person receives in a month, such as a pension or unemployment insurance, and the result is deducted from the federal benefit rate, which is $564 a month for 2004 ($552 for 2003). If the person has only earnings, and doesn't pay for any expenses to work as mentioned, the person can earn up to $1,213 in a month in 2004 ($1,189 in 2003) before the person's SSI federal cash payments stop. For States in which SSA administers a supplement to the federal SSI benefit, the person can earn even more before cash payments stop. Even if cash payments stop, the person can remain eligible for SSI benefits, which in most states also means that the person is eligible for Medicaid, if the person's earnings are below certain levels that factor in the resident state's per capita or the person's medical and personal attendant costs. If the person's earnings don't permit continued eligibility after considering these costs for the person, the person may become eligible for SSI benefits again without filing a new application if the person's earnings decrease during the following 12 months. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ ---------------- So I couldn't tell you for sure why others you know on SSI don't report their income, or if they do, why they're not being deducted like I am. It doesn't appear there should be any exceptions, but I'd have to ask an expert to know for sure. sk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 Well- then if you are receiving SSI- and working- the money you make working, is really not making you come out ahead- ? You are just working for something to do? I'm confused....... Wouldn't it be better for you then to just get the SSI and not work? Re: [sSI Hmmm I would think it's a nationwide thing, seeing as SSI is a federal program. I'd have to call my SSI office and ask, I guess. Maybe I'll do that on Monday. See what they say. If it's determined on a state-by-state basis, maybe I'll move I'll see if I can find anything on the SSA.gov website regarding this. sk To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 Well- then if you are receiving SSI- and working- the money you make working, is really not making you come out ahead- ? You are just working for something to do? I'm confused....... Wouldn't it be better for you then to just get the SSI and not work? Re: [sSI Hmmm I would think it's a nationwide thing, seeing as SSI is a federal program. I'd have to call my SSI office and ask, I guess. Maybe I'll do that on Monday. See what they say. If it's determined on a state-by-state basis, maybe I'll move I'll see if I can find anything on the SSA.gov website regarding this. sk To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 The money I earn helps me make ends meet, but it was frustrating working for seemingly so little... until SSA got their act together and stopped deducting for my work/study job. Work/study has been a good deal for me because it doesn't count against SSI. What I do for my father-in-law, I do because it's family... I've taken care of his books for nearly 17 years now. I can't see myself living on SSI for the rest of my life. It drives me (inspires?) to get through school. I hope with an education, a degree, and some documented work experience, I will be employable when I graduate. Starting out at age 45 is tough enough, I think you know. But to do it in a wheelchair is going to be a bit more of a challenge. I've been told that the govt. has programs to hire disabled people. We'll see what that's all about in time, I think. sk > Well- then if you are receiving SSI- and working- the money you make working, is really not making you come out ahead- > ? You are just working for something to do? > I'm confused....... > Wouldn't it be better for you then to just get the SSI and not work? > Re: [sSI > > > Hmmm I would think it's a nationwide thing, seeing as SSI is a federal > program. I'd have to call my SSI office and ask, I guess. Maybe I'll do > that on Monday. See what they say. If it's determined on a state-by-state > basis, maybe I'll move > > I'll see if I can find anything on the SSA.gov website regarding this. > > sk > > > > > To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 Didn't mean for it to come across as it must have- If I could- Id gladly take everyone's pain for them - if you could all be pain free. But what I was trying to convey is, there are so many applicants applying for SSI , that it makes the ones who do need it, have a heck of a time - trying to get it....... in other words- there are many that will just use the lamest excuses to get SSI- and I can't understand that at all because I'd much rather work than be in pain and live off money that is not mine- yet there are many that feel just the opposite........ they feel it belongs to them, its owed to them...... they state they can't do this nor that- and get SSI and you find them doing things - that if the SSA knew or saw- would stop their SSI instantly. My x thinks I am faking, I wish I was faking........ I' dont think I'm getting my point across even with this statement- i give up. Many are worse off than me. I've never pitied myself. Been debating going against dr and all the VEDS reports anyhow and just driving- and working........ That is how I'd prefer to live....... forget the meds- forget the diagnosis, forget the pain- just live with it without medications and carry on as others do daily and get out of the house. .. Who is to say one can't do that if they want to bad enough- whats the difference if you hurt at home or at a place of work? Re: My SSI > > Yes it is, seems like quite a bit to me - plus I can - if I can find > enuf jobs - making graphics and websites etc- make up to 800 per month > without it disturbing those funds. > > > > To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 Didn't mean for it to come across as it must have- If I could- Id gladly take everyone's pain for them - if you could all be pain free. But what I was trying to convey is, there are so many applicants applying for SSI , that it makes the ones who do need it, have a heck of a time - trying to get it....... in other words- there are many that will just use the lamest excuses to get SSI- and I can't understand that at all because I'd much rather work than be in pain and live off money that is not mine- yet there are many that feel just the opposite........ they feel it belongs to them, its owed to them...... they state they can't do this nor that- and get SSI and you find them doing things - that if the SSA knew or saw- would stop their SSI instantly. My x thinks I am faking, I wish I was faking........ I' dont think I'm getting my point across even with this statement- i give up. Many are worse off than me. I've never pitied myself. Been debating going against dr and all the VEDS reports anyhow and just driving- and working........ That is how I'd prefer to live....... forget the meds- forget the diagnosis, forget the pain- just live with it without medications and carry on as others do daily and get out of the house. .. Who is to say one can't do that if they want to bad enough- whats the difference if you hurt at home or at a place of work? Re: My SSI > > Yes it is, seems like quite a bit to me - plus I can - if I can find > enuf jobs - making graphics and websites etc- make up to 800 per month > without it disturbing those funds. > > > > To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 I have the degree- the education and still can not use it- due to having vascular eds- I bruise so easily that the dr feels it is too dangerous for me to even try.... plus not driving, plus not being able to lift more than a lb....... yet I do not live in a wheelchair daily........ with devices I can walk around the house- but not for great lengths of time....... standing for one minute causes severe pain. Medications make the brain too fuzzy to fully concentrate on any job for very many hours at a time ( for me ). I would like to check into this programs that hire the disabled myself- if you find any info out about that please share- even though dr specifically states No- what does he know- I prefer to live a bit- like I said, 2 years of being housebound is enough- I need to get out.....regardless of the consequences. The money I earn helps me make ends meet, but it was frustrating working for seemingly so little... until SSA got their act together and stopped deducting for my work/study job. Work/study has been a good deal for me because it doesn't count against SSI. What I do for my father-in-law, I do because it's family... I've taken care of his books for nearly 17 years now. I can't see myself living on SSI for the rest of my life. It drives me (inspires?) to get through school. I hope with an education, a degree, and some documented work experience, I will be employable when I graduate. Starting out at age 45 is tough enough, I think you know. But to do it in a wheelchair is going to be a bit more of a challenge. I've been told that the govt. has programs to hire disabled people. We'll see what that's all about in time, I think. sk > Well- then if you are receiving SSI- and working- the money you make working, is really not making you come out ahead- > ? You are just working for something to do? > I'm confused....... > Wouldn't it be better for you then to just get the SSI and not work? > Re: [sSI > > > Hmmm I would think it's a nationwide thing, seeing as SSI is a federal > program. I'd have to call my SSI office and ask, I guess. Maybe I'll do > that on Monday. See what they say. If it's determined on a state-by-state > basis, maybe I'll move > > I'll see if I can find anything on the SSA.gov website regarding this. > > sk > > > > > To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 I have the degree- the education and still can not use it- due to having vascular eds- I bruise so easily that the dr feels it is too dangerous for me to even try.... plus not driving, plus not being able to lift more than a lb....... yet I do not live in a wheelchair daily........ with devices I can walk around the house- but not for great lengths of time....... standing for one minute causes severe pain. Medications make the brain too fuzzy to fully concentrate on any job for very many hours at a time ( for me ). I would like to check into this programs that hire the disabled myself- if you find any info out about that please share- even though dr specifically states No- what does he know- I prefer to live a bit- like I said, 2 years of being housebound is enough- I need to get out.....regardless of the consequences. The money I earn helps me make ends meet, but it was frustrating working for seemingly so little... until SSA got their act together and stopped deducting for my work/study job. Work/study has been a good deal for me because it doesn't count against SSI. What I do for my father-in-law, I do because it's family... I've taken care of his books for nearly 17 years now. I can't see myself living on SSI for the rest of my life. It drives me (inspires?) to get through school. I hope with an education, a degree, and some documented work experience, I will be employable when I graduate. Starting out at age 45 is tough enough, I think you know. But to do it in a wheelchair is going to be a bit more of a challenge. I've been told that the govt. has programs to hire disabled people. We'll see what that's all about in time, I think. sk > Well- then if you are receiving SSI- and working- the money you make working, is really not making you come out ahead- > ? You are just working for something to do? > I'm confused....... > Wouldn't it be better for you then to just get the SSI and not work? > Re: [sSI > > > Hmmm I would think it's a nationwide thing, seeing as SSI is a federal > program. I'd have to call my SSI office and ask, I guess. Maybe I'll do > that on Monday. See what they say. If it's determined on a state-by-state > basis, maybe I'll move > > I'll see if I can find anything on the SSA.gov website regarding this. > > sk > > > > > To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 You are right, that there are far too many applicants AND recipients of SSI and welfare benefits that probably don't need them and maybe even shouldn't qualify. It makes it difficult for those of us who need it, those who use it for what it was meant for. It also turns social workers into watchdogs who learn to not cooperate with clients, and not explain things fully, so as to not facilitate potential scamming. I don't like being counted among the numbers of folks who make scamming and welfare a way of life, but it happened. For me, it's the walking, standing, and carrying of working a job that pose the most problems. I have no degree, (yet!) no higher education, no particular job skills. I devoted most of my adult life to home, family, and family businesses. Experience, yes. But very narrow, non-applicable experience. This economy is a tough one, and in Hawaii it was much worse. It was beginning to look like I was going to have to work 2 jobs just to put food on the table, so that's when I applied for SSI and welfare. Didn't take long, and I got both. In my quest to control pain and improve daily life, I went to a physiatrist, a doctor who specializes in traumatic injury patients. He suggested the wheelchair. The rest is how you say, history? Of course there's a lot more to my story, sorta hard to put it in a nutshell... we don't need to get into all the details tho, right? sk > Didn't mean for it to come across as it must have- > If I could- Id gladly take everyone's pain for them - if you could all be pain free. > But what I was trying to convey is, there are so many applicants applying for SSI , that it makes the ones who do need it, have a heck of a time - trying to get it....... in other words- there are many that will just use the lamest excuses to get SSI- and I can't understand that at all because I'd much rather work than be in pain and live off money that is not mine- yet there are many that feel just the opposite........ they feel it belongs to them, its owed to them...... they state they can't do this nor that- and get SSI and you find them doing things - that if the SSA knew or saw- would stop their SSI instantly. > My x thinks I am faking, I wish I was faking........ I' dont think I'm getting my point across even with this statement- i give up. > > Many are worse off than me. I've never pitied myself. > > Been debating going against dr and all the VEDS reports anyhow and just driving- and working........ That is how I'd prefer to live....... forget the meds- forget the diagnosis, forget the pain- just live with it without medications and carry on as others do daily and get out of the house. .. > > Who is to say one can't do that if they want to bad enough- whats the difference if you hurt at home or at a place of work? > > Re: My SSI > > > > Yes it is, seems like quite a bit to me - plus I can - if I can find > > enuf jobs - making graphics and websites etc- make up to 800 per month > > without it disturbing those funds. > > > > > > > > To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 Ask at your welfare office, or contact the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) in your city. DVR is who told me about programs to hire disabled people, here in Wisconsin. If you're already on SSI, you automatically qualify for DVR services. Otherwise you'll have some paperwork to fill out before they will start working with you. sk > > I would like to check into this programs that hire the disabled myself- if you find any info out about that please share- even though dr specifically states No- what does he know- I prefer to live a bit- like I said, 2 years of being housebound is enough- I need to get out.....regardless of the consequences. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 TJ Always know that we care. Don't give up. Betty Re: My SSI > > > > Yes it is, seems like quite a bit to me - plus I can - if I can find > > enuf jobs - making graphics and websites etc- make up to 800 per month > > without it disturbing those funds. > > > > > > > > To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 Thanks Betty- but its time to- if I don't - it will just continue..... If I give him what he wants - even if I have to work in pain daily and just hand him my paycheck weekly- then maybe he'll be happy enough to leave me alone...... I can always sleep the pain off after. Re: My SSI > > > > Yes it is, seems like quite a bit to me - plus I can - if I can find > > enuf jobs - making graphics and websites etc- make up to 800 per month > > without it disturbing those funds. > > > > > > > > To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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